The never ending battle!: IS THERE AN IRAN CONNECTION TO THE HEATHROW PLOT?

IS THERE AN IRAN CONNECTION TO THE HEATHROW PLOT?

Consider Ahmadinejad's recent threats against the U.S. and U.K.

WASHINGTON, D.C., AUGUST 10, 2006) -- U.S. officials have raised the air security threat level to "RED" for "severe" risk of terrorist attacks. British authorities have stopped what could have been the biggest terrorist attack in aviation history, a plot to blow up at least 10 transatlantic flights from the U.K. to the U.S. This comes as the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, and just days after Middle East expert Bernard Lewis raised the possibility that Iran could be planning a "cataclysmic" attack for August 22nd.

British police described the airliner plot by radical Islamic jihadists as "mass murder on an unimaginable scale." Home Secretary John Reid said 21 people, including the main suspects, have been arrested. More suspects may be at large. AP is separately reporting two people were arrested yesterday in Ohio on terror charges. This is the biggest victory yet in the global war on terror thus far, but the threat is far from over.

Is there an Iranian connection to this plot? It is too soon to say. Early signs may be pointing to Pakistan. But consider the threat against the U.S. and England that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad issued on August 1st: "When I see the behavior of America, England, and their other accomplices in recent days, I get the impression that they are preparing even greater crimes. I warn them: Know that the fire of the wrath of the peoples is about to erupt and overflow. If you do not put an end to your crimes, know that the ocean of the peoples will soon rage. When the peoples begin to move, they will drag everybody to the defendant's bench, and will remove them from the throne of power."

Consider, too, the threat against the U.S. made by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on August 2nd: "Today more than ever, the Muslim peoples are disgusted and furious with the Americans. The Muslim governments, including those governments whose political statements stem from restrictions [that are placed upon them], are disgusted by the insolent and arrogant oppression and are opposed to it. The American regime can expect a resounding slap and a devastating fist-blow from the Muslim nation for its support of the Zionist crimes and criminals, after it has so brazenly violated the rights of the Muslim peoples."

As the investigation unfolds, it may turn out that Iran has no direct connection to this specific plot. But the threat is real and growing: the forces of radical Islam -- many, though not all, driven by Iran -- are engaged in a winner-take-all battle to liberate Jerusalem and liquidate Israel (the "little Satan"), and to annihilate the United States (the "Great Satan"). As the war against Israel continues to heat up, we must be especially vigilant for new attacks against America, Americans, and anyone who stands with us and Israel at this time. It is also time for the President and his top advisors to begin asking how much longer the Iranian threat in particular can go unchecked.